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1And the Lord answered and said to me: “Do you not understand that the fig tree is the house of Israel? It is like a man who planted a fig tree in his garden, and it bore no fruit. He sought its fruit for many years, and when he did not find it, he said to the keeper of his garden: ‘Uproot this fig tree, so that it does not make our ground unfruitful.’ And the gardener said to God: ‘Allow us to clear away its weeds, dig the ground around it, and water it. If it still bears no fruit, we will immediately remove its roots from the garden and plant another in its place.’ Have you not understood that the fig tree is the house of Israel? Truly I say to you, when its twigs have sprouted in the last days, false Christs will come and awaken expectation, saying: ‘I am the Christ, who has now come into the world.’ And when they perceive the wickedness of their deeds, they will turn after them and deny him … even the first Christ, whom they crucified, and in this they committed a great sin. But this deceiver is not the Christ. … And when they reject him, he will kill with the sword, and there”